A landlord is "disappointed" his bus lane fine has been overturned because he wanted to shame Hull City Council at a tribunal.

Steve Carroll was fined after he turned left from Ash Grove into the bus lane in Beverley Road. In this video clip, which accompanied the £60 fine, his Land Rover can be seen travelling some distance in the bus lane.

But Mr Carroll from Kent, who was in the city inspecting a property he lets out to students, has said the absence of a bus lane sign at the junction should render the fine null and void.

Steve Carroll wanted his case to go to a traffic penalty tribunal

The retired finance director, who was caught by an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera at 4.26pm on August 28, said the Department for Transport's comprehensive Traffic Signs Manual indicates a sign should be in place to alert drivers to the presence of a bus lane when turning into the main road.

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Hull City Council granted Mr Carroll's appeal, because he is a "stranger to the district" and may not have known the road layout. They have also agreed to install a sign to "avoid future confusion".

But Mr Carroll, 58, wanted the chance to tell people that he thought the council are wrong.

Mr Carroll is snapped driving his Land Rover in the Beverley Road bus lane

He said: "I inadvertently turned into the bus lane from Ash Grove. Had I been aware of the bus lane, I would not have entered it. There's a sign in Alexandra Road, so why is there not one in Ash Grove?

"Because traffic was in the outside lane and the fact I was turning left into Beech Grove in 100 yards it seemed nonsensical to move out, only to move back in. Crossing lanes can be dangerous."

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Mr Carroll had directed the council to 15:16 of the Department for Transport document, which states a sign "may be provided on side roads to warn emerging drivers of the presence of a with-flow bus lane on the major road."

This Department for Transport diagram, almost identical to the Ash Grove / Beverley Road junction, suggests the presence of a sign to warn drivers of the bus lane

He said: "Hull City Council really had no option but to cancel the ticket, because had it gone to the traffic penalty tribunal a precedent would have been set.

"So what they've really said is, 'Everything is in order here. We've been very nice and revoked Mr Carroll's ticket, but we didn't have to.' In my view, that's not satisfactory at all.

"I'm disappointed it's been revoked because I wanted this to go before the tribunal. I want people to know the council are wrong."